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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said it is expecting Ukraine's GDP growth to slow to 3.3% this year, from previously forecast 3.5%, as global trade frictions add additional downside risks to already high uncertainty related to the war.
Spotty availability of railway wagons, congestion at Black Sea ports, complex insurance mechanisms, a lack of truck drivers and the risks of military strikes pose serious challenges to firms looking to ship goods to Ukraine, says a logistics professional with operations in the country.
Ukraine's Agency for Restoration is looking for candidates with "unquestionable integrity" and "an orientation toward change" to head of the Centralized Procurement Agency (CPO), which was recently established to ensure transparency in reconstruction efforts.
Ukraine's Economy Ministry said it has held the inaugural meeting of a new international task force aimed at accelerating the development of the country's insurance market.
Ukraine possesses one of the richest untapped reserves of critical raw materials (CRMs) in Europe, including lithium, titanium, manganese, and uranium. According to the report by DataDriven Research & Consulting, the country holds confirmed reserves of 22 out of 34 critical minerals identified by the European Union.
Researchers assessing damage to Ukraine's agricultural sector have documented more than 600,000 craters from explosives, including some as wide as 50 meters across, as well as intense soil compaction and disruption of the topsoil, in Ukraine's Mykolaiv and Kherson regions alone, according to the government.
The minerals deal Ukraine signed with the US last week serves as part of the foundation of Ukraine's future security, even though it doesn't explicity provide security guarantees to the country, said Oksana Markarova, the country's ambassador to the United States.
The following story is reported exclusively for Ukraine Rebuild Newswire by the law firm CMS Ukraine as part of a partnership created to better inform investors in Ukraine's reconstruction. Ukrainian lawmakers are weighing legislative amendments that would allow detailed plans of a territory (DPTs) to directly establish functional
South Korea's diversified investment corporation Itoxi Corp has signed a memorandum of long-term cooperation with Ukrainian company City One Development to take part in the construction of two glass plants in the war-torn country.
Enterprise Ireland is "assessing potential future opportunities" for Irish firms in Ukraine's $500 billion reconstruction and recovery efforts, the Irish state economic development agency told the Irish Independent.
Ireland has contributed €7 million to the European Investment Bank's "EU for Ukraine" Fund, bringing the fund's total to more than €410 million, the EIB said. The fund, set up to support Ukraine's recovery and reconstruction, has now received contributions from 16
Ukraine on Wednesday officially presented the Centralised Procurement Organisation (CPO) of the Agency for Restoration and Infrastructure Development, as it looks to ensure transparency in reconstruction efforts, the Ministry for Communities and Territories Development said.
Norway's government said on Wednesday it will make a new contribution of NOK 2.4 billion ($228 million) to the World Bank's Ukraine Relief, Recovery, Reconstruction and Reform Fund (URTF), to support Ukraine's reconstruction efforts.
While private investment will be key to helping rebuild Ukraine, the call to mobilize investors around the world is about more than just money, says Taras Prodaniuk, partner and head of research at DataDriven. "Private funders bring more than just capital," Prodaniuk said. "They contribute speed, flexibility,
Belgium will provide Ukraine with €150 million through 2028 through the technical assistance project BE-Relieve Ukraine, aimed at helping the war-damaged country's rebuilding efforts, Ukraine's Ministry of Community and Territorial Development said on Wednesday.
